The constellation
A1174 Origin of night
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Origin of night and day · A1170 entry
beneath it
- Night (darkness) in package. Released · A1174.1 entry
- Why some nights are dark and some light · A1174.2 entry
- Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.) · A1174.3 entry
- Night caused by deity wrapping himself in dark mantle · A1174.4 entry